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Figures 24–29. Alvania cingulata (Philippi, 1836) from type locality (Peninsula of Magnisi, Siracusa, SE Sicily, coll. Garilli), and
a slightly resembling Alvania sp., from the lower Pleistocene of Musalà (Italy, Reggio Calabria, coll. MF ex coll. Pal, F95A), fitting
well with the concept of A. cingulata stated by Monterosato (1884b). 24–26. Alvania cingulata. Apertural view of a subadult shell
(24), sculpture on last whorl (25) and microsculpture (26). 27–29. Alvania sp. Apertural (27), dorsal (28) views and protoconch. Scale
bars: 500 ␮m in figures 24, 27–28; 100 ␮m in figures 25, 29; 20 ␮m in Figure 26. The white arrow in Figure 29 indicates the
protoconch/teleoconch boundary.

inflated and well-developed, comprising little less than Type Locality: Peninsula of Magnisi, Siracusa, south-
3/4 total height. Aperture wide and ovate, comprising eastern Sicily.
about 4/9 and 2/3 of total height and last whorl respec-
tively. Outer lip slightly prosocline, internally smooth, Type Material: One possible syntype, ZMB (2326) ex
externally slightly thickened near edge. Columellar side coll. Philippi was destroyed by Byne’s reaction (M.
arcuate, with a thin callus forming a very narrow umbili- Glaubrecht, pers. comm., 2006)
cal chink. Coloration consisting of quite large, reddish-
brown bands on a whitish-cream background. Material Examined: Italy: NE Sicily, Messina, 2 shs,
ZMB ex coll. Monterosato, 80914 (original label by

Figures 15–23. Alvania cingulata (Philippi, 1836). 15–17. Apertural (15), dorsal (16), profile (17) view of one shell from ZMB ex
coll. Monterosato (80914), Messina, NE Sicily. 20, 23. Protoconch of the same shell. 18–19 and 21–22. Another shell from the same
lot, apertural (18), dorsal (19), profile (21) view, and a detail of sculpture on the last whorl (22). Scale bars: 1 mm in figures 15–19
and 21; 200 ␮m in Figure 22; 100 ␮m in Figure 20; 50 ␮m in Figure 23. The white arrows indicate the approximate protoconch/
teleoconch boundary.